The Petitions Committee has nominated an e-petition debate on Monday 12 July 2021 on research into motor neurone disease. Martyn Day MP will open the debate.
Commons Library debate pack - E-petition debate on research into motor neurone disease (189 KB , PDF)
An e-petition (564582) on increasing funding for urgent research into motor neurone disease calls on the Government to “significantly increase targeted research funding for motor neurone disease (MND)”. It adds that a “new investment of £50m over 5 years could kickstart a pioneering MND Research Institute”.
The petition had received 110,700 signatures when it closed on 6 July 2021. The Government published a response to the petition in April 2021, emphasising that it was “working on ways to significantly boost further research into the disease”, while also highlighting where existing funding had enabled research to take place.
The petition will be debated in Westminster Hall on 12 July 2021 and will be opened by Martyn Day.
Commons Library debate pack - E-petition debate on research into motor neurone disease (189 KB , PDF)
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